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CSL to pay $450M to buy uniQure's hemophilia B gene therapy

CSL Behring has struck a deal to buy uniQure’s late-phase hemophilia B gene therapy AMT-061 for $450 million upfront. The agreement will catapult CSL to the front of the race to bring a hemophilia B gene therapy to market, pitting it against companies including Pfizer. 

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Sangamo R&D chief hits the exit as it splits R&D into separate units

A week after presenting updated data from its Pfizer-partnered bleeding disorder gene therapy, Sangamo is making some big changes to its R&D.

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Bristol Myers says Celgene buyout could supercharge sales to $20B

Bristol Myers Squibb upped its forecast of annual sales from its late-stage pipeline from $15 billion to $20 billion, starting in the second half of the decade. Those sales will be led by products picked up in its $74 billion Celgene buyout.

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Sponsored: Rise in Targeted Therapies Drives Need for Flexible Small-Volume Manufacturing

Innovative therapies target small numbers of patients. Smaller demand for a therapy, means that sterile injectable manufacturing needs to accommodate smaller batch sizes and more flexibility.

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Relay Therapeutics tees up $200M IPO to push a trio of oncology meds

A year and a half after banking $400 million in its series C round, Relay Therapeutics is ready to go public. The company filed to raise up to $200 million in its Nasdaq IPO, which will move two oncology programs into midphase development and push a third toward the clinic.

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Sosei pens inflammatory and autoimmune disease drug pact with AbbVie

Sosei Heptares saw its shares shoot up around 12% in Tokyo this morning on news it has signed a new pact with AbbVie.

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Regeneron identifies new combos to boost I-O drug Libtayo's cancer response

Looking for ways to improve responses to PD-1 inhibitors in cancer, scientists at Regeneron turned to bispecific antibodies that bridge T cells and tumor cells. A new study showed that a combination of bispecific antibodies targeting CD28 with Regeneron's PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo led to enhanced anti-tumor activity in multiple mouse models.

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U.K. launches new national COVID-19 test validation project

The U.K. government is launching a national research program, in collaboration with a number of universities, NHS trusts and medical research groups, to evaluate new coronavirus diagnostic tests and how well they perform in different settings.

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